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July 1765

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Hick's Hall
Middlesex


The King
against
Francis Sherlock< no role >
and Elizabeth< no role > his wife }
On the prosecution
of Phebe the Wife
of Henry Wigginton< no role >
for an Assault

Clerk to Mr. Richard Butson< no role > of Primrose Street in
Thomas Steel< no role > ofthe Parish of Saint Botolph
Bishopsgate London Gentleman Maketh Oath and-
Saith that he this Deponent did on Saturday the sixth
day of this Instant July go to the Lodgings of the
Prosecutor Phebe Wigginton< no role > at one Mr. Bromless
situate in Wheeler Street in the Parish of Christ
in the County of Middlesex in order to serve her with
an Original Notice in Writing of the purport herein after
mentionedAnd this Deponent went up Stairs Stairs and
knocked at the Door of the Lodgings of the said Phebe
Wigginton
< no role > as this Deponent believes and asked
whether Phebe Wigginton< no role > was at home and this
Deponent was Answered by a person in the said Room
who was a Woman as this Deponent apprehends and
believes by the Voice what he wanted and this Deponent
answered that he had a Notice to serve on Phebe
Wigginton
< no role > purporting that Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock
would appear on Thursday theEleventh day of
July to Try their Traverse upon the above Indictment
or words to that Effect but the said person refused to
open the Door to receive the said Notice And this
Deponent Saith tha he this Deponent put the said
Original Notice under the Door of the said Room.

Sworn at Hick's Hall in
Saint John's Street the 9th.
day of July 1765

W:
By the Court
Waller.

Thomas Steel< no role >




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